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FORMER DURBAN ACTORS IN HARD COPY
(article first published : 2005-02-21)

Hard Copy, SABC3ís new local drama series, deals with crime and corruption, the personal lives of sporting and entertainment heroes, social and political intrigue, gossip and celebrity.

The series features former Durban actors James Ngcobo (who plays the editor), Lindelani Buthelezi; Portia Gumede.

Greig Coetzee, another former Durbanite and nationally renowned as an actor/writer/director, is among the writers of Hard Copy alongside Anton Harber, Malcolm Purkey and Jann Turner. The series is directed by Jann Turner and Tim Greene.

Fiona Ramsay, who directed Very Very Big Productionsí smash-hit Nunsenseover the festive season takes the part of an idealistic workaholic journalist.